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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

11

Mixed Hog Prices and Steady Cattle in Chicago Market

Chicago AP reports mixed hog prices with fully steady choice light hogs and declines up to 15 cents for others. Cattle receipts around 1,000 head show most killing classes steady while fat lambs fall 10 to 25 cents. hogs top at 7.80 with various weight brackets described. Sheep receipts about 12,000 with fat lambs up 40 to 50 cents Thursday’s gains fading into Friday trade.

Chicago Chicago Livestock U. S. Dept. Agriculture

Des Moines hog receipts and prices by weight classes

Combined hog receipts at 20 concentration yards and 10 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hour period ending 8 am Friday totaled 24 400, down from 27 000 a week ago and up from 20 300 a year ago. Prices for barrows and gilts ranged from 68 0 to 71 0 per hundred pounds across weight bands with variations by class and weight.

TOWA Des Moines V. S Dept. Agri¢culture Iowa Annesota

Tow a Hog Prices From Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo Markets

Hog prices rise across Ottumwa Mason City and Waterloo with mixed bids for various weight ranges from 140 to 600 pounds. Cattle trends show a slow tone with steers and yearlings offered from good to common grades and prices listed for multiple classes.

Towa Associated Press Ottumwa Mason City Waterloo

Livestock Auction Prices Reported From Sioux City

US Department of Agriculture cattle hogs and sheep receipts listed with price ranges for calves yearling cattle medium to good beef cows and cutter grades. Hogs show slow market with bids down from early packer tops and feeder pigs near seven dollars. Sheep demand weaker with no early fat lambs and quotes for good and choice fed wooled skins and fed clips noted.

UX City Sioux City U. S. Dept. Agriculture Fed

Cattle Prices Steady to Weak as Market Opens

Livestock market from South St. Paul shows slaughter steers and stockers near steady with a weak undertone. Prices listed for steers 8.25 to 9.50, good heifers 8.50, cows 5.50 to 6.50, bulls strong, calves 2.59 to 6.00, vealers 8.50 to 9.00, stockers and feeders fully steady, receipts about 6,900. Sheep receipts 4,500 noted.

ST. Pat South ST. Paul

Prices for lambs and hogs in Austin market report

Market notes from Austin Minnesota list lambs at Thursday bids around 9.25 to 9.65 per unit. hog prices shown by weight ranges from 140 pounds up to 550 pounds with values from 5.80 to 7.20. Packing sows priced 5.70 to 6.20 depending on weight.

Austin Austin. Minn

Hogs and cattle market results from Omaha with varied bids

Department of Agriculture market report from Omaha notes slow hog trade with prices several cents lower, top 7.10 for 170-210 lb hogs and lower bids for heavier cattle. Slaughter steers and heifers weak or steady while vealers hold at 9.50. Sheep receipts 4500 with fat lambs slow and bids around 0.25 lower, higher bids for fed wool lambs up to 9.25 with many around 9.50.

Omaha Eeegeers Omaha NU. Dept. Agriculture

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Market listings from Cedar Rapids show grain prices for Wheat No 1 and No 2 at 8 to 8.5 cents, rye No 3 around 30 to 33 cents, barley No 3 about 28 to 39 cents, and shelled corn at 36.5 cents. Hay and straw quotes appear, along with butterfat prices and poultry rates for colored hens and leghorn roosters. Fruit and vegetable prices include lemons 5.50, oranges 2.50 to 3.70, celery 2.0, lettuce 3.0, onions 1.00 to 1.65, tomatoes 2.75 to 3.90, and potatoes 1.35 to 1.90. Hide prices list several grades of beef hides, calf hides, kip hides, and other items.

Cedar Rapids

Local Hog Prices Dip as Market Shows Modest Decline

Hog prices eased slightly on the local market with all grades down 5 cents to a top of 7.30. The cattle market remained steady with good to prime steers ranging from 10.75 to 11.75 per hundredweight and varying weights across yearling and heifer categories. Canners and cutters and bulls posted lower figures, while other beef grades showed modest declines.

Ken Yuahee

Wall Street Quotations From J E Bennett & Co Friday

Stock list showing prices for Adams Express Alaska Juneau Inti Copper Allied Chemical and many others with figures per share and market classifications. Includes Chicago provisions near end with cash wheat corn oats and other grain prices.

Wisconsin Cheese Quotation Board Update for March 2025

Plymouth Wisconsin AP reports weekly cheese quotations from the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange and Farmers' Call Board. Daisies and horns prices appear, with cheddar quotations listed for the week of March 2025.

Wisconsin Cheese Plymouth Wis Wisconsin Cheese exchange—Twins Farmers’ Call Board

Sugar futures edge lower amid profit taking on Friday

New York sugar futures stayed under selling pressure as traders took profits. Spot March rose 2 points while May and September traded near the 1.96 and 1.99 levels. July and December showed modest moves. Raw sugar offerings stood at 2.88 to 2.90 cents, refined held at 4.30 to 4.50.

New York Tekine Wall Street

Wool Market Slow in Boston on Spot Domestic Wools

The Boston market saw little business in spot domestic wools on Friday. A few small lots were sought for piecing out at prices already seen earlier in the week, with occasional orders for country packed three-eighths and quarter-blood bright fleece wools for late April or May delivery at 26 to 28 cents in the crease delivered east.

Boston U.S. Dept. Agriculture

Live Poultry and Produce Prices Report from Chicago Market

AP report from Chicago markets shows receipts of 30 trucks for live poultry with various Plymouth Rock and Leghorn price points, butter receipts at 692 442 with steady pricing, potatoes arrivals and U.S. No.1 and related prices across several regional varieties, including Idaho russets and Nebraskas Bliss Triumphs, with modest demand and on-track shipment details.

Chicago Plymouth Re Plymouth Rock Brokers Plymouth Rock Springs Plymouth Rock U. S Idaho Nebraska Bliss Wisconsin U.S North Dakota Cobblers Benry Ohios Minnesota Red River Valley Fiori Bliss U. S. Bu Texas Sain Bliss

New York Produce Dairy Prices and Receipts Report

AP reported New York produce with eggs receipts at 15. $23 mixed colors extra fancy 19 to 22 cents standards 18 percent firsts 17 cents mediums 16 4 cents and dirties No 1 avetage checks 15. Butter receipts 429160 higher than extra 24 944 25 to 2 cents 92 score 24 cents. Cheese receipts 1 steady unchanged.

New York

Stocks Still Advancing But Speed Absent

New York stock activity showed a modest rally with gains of one to three points amid uneven turnover. Trading remained light with about 650000 shares changing hands as investors weighed war worries and profit taking while bonds edged up and rails led gains for several major industrial and tech names.

NEW York U. S. Steel Bethlehem Chrysler General Motors U. S. Rubber Montgomery Ward Douglas Aircraft American Telephone Santa Fe Great Northern du Pont Johns Manville International Telephone American’ Gas Lockheed Electric Bond

Bond Market Brightens as Rails Lead Friday Gains

In New York bond activity rose Friday with rails attracting most attention as prices advanced across sectors. U S Treasuries posted gains on light buying while foreign issues moved higher, including Brazil and Italian bonds, amid a broad market uptick.

NEW York Rthern Pacific Southern Railway New York Central Missouri-Kansas-Texas Illinois Central Alleghany International Hydro Electric U. S. Treasuries Brazil

Wheat Prices Ease After Downtick

Wheat prices on the Chicago board eased slightly after early losses, closing off a fraction. May wheat logged a % cent decline as foreign demand remained slow and local receipts showed modest selling to mills amid easing momentum and moisture in the winter wheat belt.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade Liverpool

Grain Prices in Minneapolis Market Report

Minneapolis receipts Friday totaled 137 cars with a higher tone seen. No 1 heavy dark northern and No 1 dark northern beans quoted around 74 to 77 1/4 cents. No 1 hard Montana and amber durum cited with protein notes and varied prices. corn No 3 yellow around 42 to 43 1/2 cents. oats No 3 white near 27 to 28 1/4 cents. barley around 30 to 66 cents.

Minneapolis Montana

City Briefs And Personals Highlights

Local notices report illnesses and recoveries including Mrs. Lucille Anderson and Mrs. E J Dahms. Memorial services for Noah Effron will be held at Eben Israel cemetery with a monument unveiling. Fire crews fought grass fires with eleven alarms. A.J. May's condition at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids improved. Evangelist William Hensley speaks at Church of Christ. Shueyville United Brethren church hosts 9:30 worship and 10:30 Sunday school. Green's Grove Community church schedules 10 a.m. service and 8 p.m. sermon Things That Matter by Rev Homer McKinley. Masonry leader Charles Hunt addresses High Twelve on Masonry principles.

Eben Israel Cemetery Noah Effron Shueyville United Brethren Church Green’s Grove Community Church Homer McKinley

City to award ribbons in kite contest and approve incinerator wiring

The article notes a fly and altitude contest with homemade and commercial kites, plus pulling and kite battles, with ribbons and prizes. City council resolutions authorize City Engineer Frank Young to obtain estimates from Nichols Engineering and Research for special electrical connections and water pipe work at the garbage incinerator plant.

Frank Young Nichols Engineering and Research Corporation

Veterans of Foreign Wars Meet in Davenport Sunday

The second district meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Davenport Sunday. Transportation will be available from the Veterans' club at 109 Second Avenue SE, starting at 11 a.m. Anyone with spare seats should report to the club.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Davenport Veterans’ Club Second Avenue SE

Injured in Collision on EB and Tenth Intersection

Mrs. H A Daleske of 1649 Sixth Street NW suffered a broken rib and bruises to her right hand knee and left arm after her car collided at the EB avenue and Tenth Street SE intersection with a machine driven by Charles Johnson of 1056 G Avenue NW. She was taken to a physician for treatment.

H. A. Daleske Sixth Street NW Charles Johnson G Avenue NW EB Avenue Tenth Street

To Serve Suspended Sentence for Assault Charge

Police took Verle Deni son aged 26 of 423 J avenue NW to county jail to serve a seven day sentence imposed and suspended January 16 by Justice H R Churchill for assault and battery. Suspension revoked after the complainant testified Denison threatened her.

Verle Denison J Avenue NW H. R. Churchill Denison

Social Security Tax Liens Filed Against Three Firms

Tax liens totaling nearly 2000 dollars were filed Friday with the deputy clerk of federal court against Hawkeye Motor Express of 215 Ninth Avenue SE, Iowa Freight Service at 215 Ninth Avenue SE, and J. H. Krumm of Van Horne for nonpayment of social security taxes. Hawkeye Motor Express owes 868.24 dollars while Iowa Freight Service lists 735.16 and 99.71 dollars, and J. H. Krumm is assessed 65.52 dollars.

Federal Court Cedar Rapids van Horne Hawkeye Motor Express Ninth Avenue SE Iowa Freight Service Company J. H. Krumm

Al Capone Turns to Religion in Prison Visit

In San Pedro California the Rev Silas A Thweatt reported Al Capone the Chicago gang czar was the first of sixteen inmates to stand when offered a chance for salvation and about seventy five raised hands asking for prayers during a prison service at Terminal Island.

San Pedro Calif al Capone Chicago New Terminal Island Silas A. Thweatt Capone

Lost Fox Terrier Found in Basement

Small lost fox terrier described as white and brown with harness. Owner asks claimant to call Dial 23 9755 and arrange return at once to avoid trouble.

Newman

Iowa Senate Debates Civil Service Bill Amid Adjustments

The Iowa Senate opened debate on a state civil service measure but did not vote before weekend. The bill originally covered all highway commission employees except the chief engineer, was narrowed to 1400 maintenance staff, with Forsling proposing a broader scope to cover all state employees except officials. A consolidation bill also moved to transfer the securities department and installment stock sale regulation to new offices.

DES Moines Iowa Senate State Highway Commission L. B. Forsling Sioux City State Securities Department Secretary of State Insurance Commissioner Senate Insurance Department

Roosevelt Battles Severe Head Cold at Press Conference

President Roosevelt sneezed and sniffled through a regular press conference. He suffered a severe head cold aggravated by sinus trouble and used his handkerchief frequently to stifle sneezes while answering reporters.

Washington Sns Roosevelt

Kite Flying Tournament At Ellis Park This Saturday

The annual kite flying tournament sponsored by the playground commission will be held Saturday March 25 at Ellis park. Contestants should meet at the field house near the softball diamonds at 10 o clock for contests featuring the largest smallest most artistic and most unusual homemade kites.

The Playground Commission Ellis Park

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